a3—Lancaster Fanning, Friday, July 6, 1956
It’s The Law
“It’s the Law" with simple an
swers is offered by LANCASTER
FARMING in cooperation with
the Pennsylvania Bar Associa
tion- General interest questions
are welcomed, and will be an
swered. as soon as possible. Let
ters must be signed.
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lied, requested day. Questions
cannot be answered by mail, and
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reject any inquiry which is not
of general public interest. Ad
oress all Inquiries to “It s the
Law.” LANCASTER FARMING
Qiianyville, Pa.
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Q. When I was about 3
years old, my mother got a
divorce and remarried I al
ways used and signed my step
father’s last name, although he
never legally adopted me.
When I got married, I signed
my name the same way. I’d like
to know if I used the wrong
name, and if I did. am I con
sidered legally married? M.M.
A. You had no legal right to
use your stepfather’s last name,
because he did not legally
adopt you, nor did you go
through the proper Court pro
cedure for the change of name.
However, your marriage is not
invalidated because you used
the wrong name, and you are
presently legally married, Be
cause you are now married
(and we assume you are a fe
male), you are now using your
husband’s surname, and there
is no necessity for you to go
through a change of name pro
cedure. However, if at any later
time you would desire to retake
your stepfather’s name, you
should then accomplish the
necessary legal requirements
for change of name
Q. Is a parent entitled to
fen a 20-j ear-old married
bghter’s mail 9 In this case,
was enclosed. The par-
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Oak Wilt Declines,
Aerial Survey Shows ,
Oak wilt in Pennsylvania has
declined considerably again this
year, observations made from
planes indicate. At the end of
eight flying days, observers
spotted approximately 40 loca
tions of oak trees affected by
the plague.
This is about one-tenth of the
locations found at the same
time last year, according to Dr.
Thomas L. Guyon, director of
the State Bcreau of Plant In
dustry. Half of the affected
spots are in Perry County. By
mid-July it is expected at least
one inspection flight will be
made over every county in Penn
sylvania.
ent signed the daughter’s name
and cashed the check He then
said that because the daughter
wasn’t 21, he could still do
what he wished with her ( mail
The daughter doesn’t live at
home since her marriage and
found out later about the check.
SAD
A The daughter has been
completely ‘ ‘ emancipated, ’ ’
though still a minor by reason
of her marriage and withdrawal
from the family household.
Therefore, the parent had no
right to open her mail, and
even more se, he was totally
without authority to cash a
check payable to the daughter
The daughter would have a val
id cause of action against her
parent for the proceeds of the
check Also, the parent might
be guilty of a crime because
he forged the daughter’s name
on the check when he had no
authority to do so
Q We paid 10 percent 01
$9OO on a property and signed
an agreement to make final set
tlement in four months Then
we changed our minds. We did
lot take the place Is the
broker or agent that took our
mone? justied in keeping the
s9oo’ IMS.
A. It. is probable that the
agreement which you signed
provides that in the event ol
your failure to complete the
transaction on the property, the
S9OO down money paid by you
would be treated as liquidated
damages to be retained by the
sellef and/or his agent. If the
agreement does contain
such a provision it might be
oosisble for you to recover all
or a portion of the down money,
particularly if you have some
valid reason for not consumat
mg the transaction.
This is the time of year to
start a honey program, and you
might even get a swarm ot
honey bees free if you keep
your eyes open.
JJ
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In Mexico City, the bullfights occupy
Sunday afternoon, but on a warm, leisure
ly Sunday afternoon in Montreal, what’s
better for a guy and gal than a stroll or
a drive by hack through the park? Here
Firecracker Use Legalized for
Scaring Birds in State Orchards
HARRISBURG Farm boys
who have been required to beat
on dish pans or slap boards to
gether to scare marauding birds
'rom corn fields, beriy patches
or fiu't trees will get a “bang”
out of the newest bnd-scarmg!
mplements now legalized in
Pennsylvania firecrackers
Faimeis have had to contend
with bird and animal damage
pioblems for geneiations, says
State Secretary of Agriculture
W L Pfenning With larger
acreages being devoted to single
crops, bird damage to corn,
apples, cherries, grapes and
other crops has been increasing
n recent years
“Rope Firecrackers”
“Rone firecrackers'’ been
p,, an effective device
to drive hungry birds and
iven cteei away fiom npen
■ng crops Secretary Henning
•lescnl' es them as a series of
firecrackers attached by their
fuses to a slow-burning cotton
rope
But he stressed a warning
that the explosives are danger
ous and must be handled care
fully by adults. Special per
mits are required for purchases.
The scare device consists of
explosions produced at certain
intervals When b’fds are first
arriving in the field during the
early morning explosions are
frequent, every 10 or liT minu
tes. As the morning hours ad
vance the explosions become
less frequent As local condi
tions vary, the rope firecracker
may le necessary during the
day or a°am in earlv evening.
Flash-Salute Best
■Small Chinese. firecrackers
fail to make enough noise. Those
best adapted are the f 1 ash-salute
type, known popularly ,as bull
dogs, cannon salutes
or whizbangs must be
made in selecting the type of
rope, usually 5/16 o 3/8 inch
thick, consisting of three or
four strands. Two s p ts of ropes
are usually prepare ’ for daily
Sunday Aftejmboii in Montreal
use, one to last until noon, the
other through evening.
A type of aerial bomb known
as the two-shot repeating bomb
also is manufactured especially
for crop protection
Where to Obtain Permits
Pennsylvania has a stringent
law governing the sale and usa
of all types of fireworks Ap
proval of Act 325 by Governor
it possible for farmers to ob-
Geoige M. Leader now makes
tain special permits to purchase
firecrackers to make their own
ropes or aerial bombs or to buy
them already made up from
dealers, wholesalers or manu
facturers within or outside the
state.
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Permits are obtainable for
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